Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 23-29, 2022a
This weekly update highlights illicit drug trafficking and abuse in the Niger Delta. According to data (see map above), more than 60 incidents of illicit drug trafficking and abuse were reported in the Niger Delta between January 2019 and September 2022. Recent data shows the prevalence of illicit drug production and trafficking in the region. [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 16-22, 2022b
This weekly update spotlights criminal insurgency in the Niger Delta with a focus on targeted violence against government security forces in Abia and Imo States. According to data (see map above), criminal insurgency including targeted attacks on government security personnel and facilities caused over 500 fatalities in Abia and Imo States between January 2020 and [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 16-22, 2022a
This special edition of the weekly update highlights emerging threats to public health in the Niger Delta with a focus on the potential outbreak of cholera as a result of widespread flooding. The recent flooding has caused widespread contamination of water sources in the Niger Delta. Accordingly, this has increased the risk of outbreak of [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 09-15, 2022
This special edition of the weekly update spotlights natural disasters in Nigeria with a focus on flooding in the Niger Delta. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that about 30 states in Nigeria are currently affected by severe flooding. According to NEMA, over 500 persons have been killed, more than 790,000 others displaced, over [...] Perception Study to Evidence The Impacts of PIND’s Peace building Program in the Niger Delta 2020-2021
This study aimed to ascertain how PIND, through its Peacebuilding (PB) Program has impacted in contribung to a more peaceful, secure and safe environment that enables economic development in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. It also provides data for one of the key metrics of PIND’s Peacebuilding Program: a measure of the “populaon that feel safe [...] [Devex] Q&A: Why the Niger Delta is primed for investment and improvement
The Niger Delta is the prime location for investment in sustainable development initiatives, but too many are put off by the area’s reputation, said Tunji Idowu, executive director of Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta, or PIND.
Niger Delta Weekly Update for October 02-08, 2022
This weekly update spotlights communal conflict in the Niger Delta with a focus on rising tensions over land disputes and leadership tussles in Delta State. Clashes over land disputes and leadership tussles have been major causes of lethal violence and communal instability in Delta State. According to data (see map above), communal conflict caused over [...] Abia State Governor visits PIND’s Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) Project in Aba
On Thursday, September 15, 2022, the Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, visited IG Hub, one of PIND's implementing partners on the Youth Employment Pathways (YEP) project in Aba, Abia State. IG Hub is currently training PIND-supported youth on information communication technology (ICT). The governor met with PIND's YEP Manager, Patrick Ekpe, and IG [...] Niger Delta Weekly Update for September 25 – October 01, 2022
This edition of the weekly update highlights criminal violence in the Niger Delta with a focus on kidnapping for ransom in Ondo State. According to data (see map below), more than 80 kidnapping incidents and over 20 related fatalities were reported in Ondo State between January 2019 and June 2022. Recent incidents indicate a resurgence [...] PIND signs MOU with Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs to address security in the region
PIND signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, on Thursday, September 15, 2022. The MoU signing, held during the National Council on Niger Delta (NCND) meeting, solidifies PIND's partnership with the MNDA to develop a regional peacebuilding infrastructure that would contribute to efforts [...] 